Pedro holds a BA with Honours in International Relations from the University of Brasília and a Master’s degree in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. He is a specialist in social policies and programmes of the global South, focusing on South–South cooperation. He has been a researcher at the IPC-IG since 2013. During this time, he has taken on a number of research-related roles, including providing technical support for constructing social programmes in African countries, guest-editing and authoring IPC-IG publications, providing technical assistance to study tours and proactively negotiating research agreements with key partners in the context of the BRICS and IBSA initiatives.